Old Ford does million miles!
14-06-2012, 11:09 AM
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Old Ford does million miles!
He really got his moneys worth out of this one!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-old-Ford.html
Its probably had 8 new engines 6 re-shells and 10,000 new tyres!!
14-06-2012, 11:21 AM
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looks a bit of a tight arse, worth fook all of course, but in his mind its better than a new one
14-06-2012, 11:36 AM
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Sounds like a really exciting bloke
14-06-2012, 11:36 AM
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Our garage sold it to him! Last I heard the only major mechanical part its had is a gearbox!
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14-06-2012, 01:05 PM
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Our garage sold it to him! Last I heard the only major mechanical part its had is a gearbox!
If that's accurate it isn't half impressive!!
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14-06-2012, 01:20 PM
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You epxect it from a volvo not a ford
14-06-2012, 01:22 PM
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If that's accurate it isn't half impressive!!
I hadn't read the link until after I posted.. And he states it too..
It's had a very, very easy life that car but still impressive none the less
14-06-2012, 01:55 PM
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I can totally believe it, those old 1.8 TDi lumps just keep on pottering along. My old man ran 2 which had both covered around 400k on the original running gear.
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lol, ford should buy it from him, they could strip it down and learn how to make cars that reliable again!
14-06-2012, 04:56 PM
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give it a fresh respray and youd be able to sell it as an ultra low mileage mondeo
dont see many of them mk1's about anymore
14-06-2012, 04:56 PM
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lol, ford should buy it from him, they could strip it down and learn how to make cars that reliable again!
Removing the TDCI badge for starters on modern shit lol
Old lumps are tough as fuck as long as the cambelts been done
14-06-2012, 08:10 PM
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Before I read it, I thought it would be like Trigger's Broom.
14-06-2012, 08:19 PM
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my mates old bedford cf had clocked up over 900 thousand miles but there is no way on earth it was on the original engine!
14-06-2012, 09:14 PM
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Its probably had 8 new engines 6 re-shells and 10,000 new tyres!!
Triggers broom springs to mind
14-06-2012, 09:21 PM
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When VW had a car do this, they brought it and gave the guy a new one!
14-06-2012, 09:26 PM
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When VW had a car do this, they brought it and gave the guy a new one!
times are hard you know!? ford cant just give cars away willy nilly
14-06-2012, 10:45 PM
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After 999,999 would it go back to zero?
14-06-2012, 10:52 PM
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After 999,999 would it go back to zero?
Yeah mate of course lol
Most older Fords only go as far as 100k and go back to zero
15-06-2012, 05:28 AM
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Im not sure ford had much faith in their old cars with regards to mileage lol.
15-06-2012, 06:16 AM
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I've actually just been offered a Transit LWB 2008 with 500,000 miles on the clock... I'm not impressed...
15-06-2012, 07:06 AM
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2008 transit with 500k on the clock
Be nice if ford did give him a new one but then again it would break down within a month
15-06-2012, 07:19 AM
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I've actually just been offered a Transit LWB 2008 with 500,000 miles on the clock... I'm not impressed...
342 miles every single day for 4 years?!
Not doubting but pictures of said van please!
15-06-2012, 08:57 PM
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2008 transit with 500k on the clock
Be nice if ford did give him a new one but then again it would break down within a month
Lol, now if that's true its impressive, we've got a transit in at the mo that's done 4k miles and its snapped the crankshaft in half lol
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Lol, now if that's true its impressive, we've got a transit in at the mo that's done 4k miles and its snapped the crankshaft in half lol
I've got a transit at work got 47 mile on just been PDI'd and it's got no 5th gear, I'm just waiting for prior approval to authorise stripping the box.
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15-06-2012, 09:10 PM
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Fwd 6 spd by any chance? I had one a few weeks ago on pdi that was difficult to select gears, the 3rd gear synchro had been fitted wrong at the factory so I had to rebuild the box, that had done about 15 miles lol, quality!
16-06-2012, 05:20 AM
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as above we had same problem before on a transit wonder now many more are like it
16-06-2012, 08:33 AM
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Lol, now if that's true its impressive, we've got a transit in at the mo that's done 4k miles and its snapped the crankshaft in half lol
Apparently it got a new engine 200000 miles ago.
It was used as a "night courier" with several drivers, barely ever standing still. Apparently it looks mint, too. No scuffs or anything...
16-06-2012, 11:56 AM
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is that the same box as the new focus six speed? as we have one of them in work with 10k miles on the clock and difficulty/noise selecting thrid gear, all stripped down and waiting on 3rd syncro as on back order..
16-06-2012, 02:47 PM
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I drive 1 of 2 merc sprinter vans on a nightshift both 09 plates and both have at the mo 280k on the clock
16-06-2012, 11:00 PM
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Apparently it got a new engine 200000 miles ago.
It was used as a "night courier" with several drivers, barely ever standing still. Apparently it looks mint, too. No scuffs or anything...
Could be a good one then lol
From experience though, i wouldn't be expecting too much from a modern Transit engine at that sort of mileage
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is that the same box as the new focus six speed? as we have one of them in work with 10k miles on the clock and difficulty/noise selecting thrid gear, all stripped down and waiting on 3rd syncro as on back order..
Not sure tbh, probably based on the same box with a different casing to suit the Focus i would think
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Could be a good one then lol
From experience though, i wouldn't be expecting too much from a modern Transit engine at that sort of mileage
True true... The previous model (2000 - 2006) was much more reliable... Shame you can't upgrade them with a particle filter which means they will be banned from most German city centers soon...
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Old Ford does million miles!
